Regenerating Places Case Studies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: 12pagehCreated on: 05-05-18 17:16 Whats happened after the London Riots 2011? 10,000 new homes, 9,000 new jobs by 2020, Employment rate increased to 68.7% by 2016 from 56.7% in 2011 1 of 28 How much have house prices risen in Berkshire? 40% - 50% 2 of 28 What were the contributing factors to the London Riots 2011? Urban Deprivation, Petty Criminality, Banker Bonuses, High Youth Unemployment, Racial Tensions (Police stop and search/Mark Duggan shooting) 3 of 28 What did students with no qualifications decrease from, to in Plymouth? 28.9% to 22.3% 4 of 28 Where was the main area of regeneration in Plymouth? Drake Circus 5 of 28 What percentage of houses are in the council tax bands C,B,A in Plymouth? 90% 6 of 28 How much have house prices risen in the past 2 years in Powys? 68% 7 of 28 Whats the percentage of child poverty in Middlesbrough? 56% 8 of 28 How many times the national average is the unemployment rate in Middlesbrough? Double 9 of 28 How much did wages grow in San Fran and between what years? 30% from 1994-2004 10 of 28 Successful region positives in Berkshire? Fastest growing are in South England (16.3% pop growth), home to ICT companies providing highly paid skilled jobs 11 of 28 Why did Cornwall decline? Fishing quotas, Tin and Copper mining closed down, youths move away for uni and don't come back 12 of 28 Average house price house in San Fran and salary? $940,000 and $94,000 ($40,000 over US average) 13 of 28 Name some positives of Gentrification in Brixton? Houses renovated, Local economy boosted, Lower crime rate, Improved education 14 of 28 What area in Wales was given the worst government budget? Powys 15 of 28 What are unemployment at Broadwater Farm Sink Estate? 90% 16 of 28 What is Broadwater Farm infamous for? Murder, Riots and Violence 17 of 28 How much does Cambridge Science Park generate for the UK each year? £32 billion 18 of 28 What are causes of deindustrialisation in Detroit? The Big 3 once employed 1.5 million people now only 250,000, "white flight", Detroit didn't try to develop any other industries 19 of 28 How much is being spent on redeveloping nearly 100 sink estates in the UK? £140 million 20 of 28 How much has China recently invested in Cambridge Science Park? £200 million 21 of 28 Why did Glasgow decline? Deindustrialisation, housing crisis (people moved away), River Clyde became unused 22 of 28 What area in Glasgow used to be a no go zone? The Gorbals 23 of 28 How many jobs were created from regenerating Glasgow? 60,000 new jobs 24 of 28 What is the unemployment rate in Detroit? 28% 25 of 28 How much did the regeneration of Glasgow cost? £1.2 billion 26 of 28 How many schools closed in Detroit in 2009? 29 schools 27 of 28 Name some strategies used to regenerate Glasgow? Transport links improved, marketing city centre as a retail centre, rebranding, advertisement campaign in UK, US and Europe 28 of 28
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